‘Vettel factor’ can decide title this year – Berger

Gerhard Berger believes that Ferrari’s resurgence this season has led to momentum which Sebastian Vettel can carry all the way to the world title. After trading wins with Lewis Hamilton in Melbourne and Shanghai, Vettel gained a clear upper hand last weekend in Bahrain, a state of affairs which has surprised Berger. “I would haveRead moreRead more

Hamilton heads tight field in Monaco FP1

Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheet at the end of Thursday’s first free practice session, edging out Sebastain Vettel by just 0.196s. The Mercedes drivers’ fastest lap was quicker than last year’s pole while the top five drivers were covered by just under half a second. Vettel’s Ferrari suffered a slight mishap early on when heRead moreRead more

Gallery: All the pictures from Sunday in Monaco

You’ll find here all the links to our Monaco Grand Prix picture galleries for the weekend. GALLERY: All the podium pictures from Sunday in Monaco GALLERY: All the race pictures from Sunday in Monaco GALLERY: All the pictures from Saturday in Monaco GALLERY: All the pictures from Friday in Monaco GALLERY: All the pictures fromRead moreRead more

Haas signs 19-year-old Arjun Maini as development driver

Haas F1 Team has signed Indian racer Arjun Maini as a development driver alongside 18-year-old American Santino Ferrucci. The 19-year-old Maini is competing in the GP3 Series for Jenzer Motorsport this year after running 14 of the 18 GP3 Series races in 2016. Despite missing the first four races, Maini finished 10th in the championshipRead moreRead more

Boullier: ‘Vandoorne needs to change his driving style’

McLaren race director Eric Boullier has urged Stoffel Vandoorne to tweak his driving style in order to better adapt to Formula 1. Vandoorne conceded half a secodn to team mate Fernando Alonso in yesterdays’ qualifying session, a gap which the Belgian driver himself admitted was too much. “I don’t really know what happened,” said theRead moreRead more

Ricciardo puts Red Bull up against the wall for 2019

Daniel Ricciardo says he’ll need a championship winning car from Red Bull next season if his team wants to keep him on-board for 2019. Red Bull Racing was foreseen as Mercedes’ most likely challenger at the outset of 2017, but the Milton Keynes-based team, while often racing in close proximity to front-runners Mercedes and Ferrari,Read moreRead more

Boullier: ‘Vandoorne form not as good as expected’

McLaren race director Eric Boullier admits that Stoffel Vandoorne’s performance level this year has been disappointing. Vandoorne has been outqualified by team mate Fernando Alonso at every race this year, and generally performed under par compared to expectations, and taking into account is impressive credentials garnered in the junior category. McLaren is committed however  toRead moreRead more

Scenes from the Paddock – Baku

It’s post-Grand Prix Tuesday, so time to go front, left, center and behind the scenes of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Check out the stolen moments from last weekend.

U.N. Expert Clarifies Statistic On U.S. Detention Of Migrant Children

The author of a sweeping new U.N. study on the detaining and jailing of children worldwide acknowledges that he erred in saying the U.S. is holding more than 100,000 children in migration-related detention. The author, human rights lawyer Manfred Nowak, says he wasn’t aware at the time that the number was from 2015. He addsRead moreRead more

Toro Rosso commits to three-year Honda deal

A report is circulating in Singapore claiming that Toro Rosso and Honda will embark on a three-year partnership at the start of next year. The Japanese manufacturer initially sought to contract with a second team for 2018, but  a tentative agreement with Sauber was ultimately scrapped, bringing Toro Rosso into the frame. Following the formalRead moreRead more